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Les Hautes Mers
L'Île-d'Yeu, France · Fontenille Collection · Core Luxury
On the Île d'Yeu's Ker Châlon beach, a short walk from the Port Joinville ferry landing, Les Hautes Mers opened in 2023 as a 25-room beach house built around the island's dunes and maritime pines. Chef Lou Marquis runs the bistronomic restaurant Vent Debout behind wide windows facing the Atlantic, and the 300-square-meter Alaena spa includes an indoor pool, sauna, and hammam. Every Sunday the garden turns into a wood-fired seafood lunch with live music.
- 25 rooms
- Opened 2023
- Neighborhood: La Croix du Port
About Les Hautes Mers
- Les Hautes Mers sits directly on Ker Châlon beach on the Île d'Yeu, a short walk from the Port Joinville ferry landing that is the island's main gateway.
- The hotel's 300-square-meter Alaena spa includes an indoor heated pool, sauna, hammam, and treatment cabins built around a wellness concept blending dermatology and natural ingredients.
- Chef Lou Marquis heads the bistronomic restaurant Vent Debout, serving Vendée coastal cuisine behind wide bay windows open to the Atlantic horizon.
- Every Sunday in summer, the hotel's garden turns into a communal wood-fired seafood lunch called the Dimanche de la Mer, with live music through the afternoon.
The setting
10-minute walk to Ker Châlon Beach. 2 km from Fort de Pierre-Levée.
Restaurants and bars
- Vent Debout — Restaurant · Bistronomic
- La Table des Amis — Restaurant · Generous cuisine cooked over a brazier
Experiences
- The Friends' Table (La Table des Amis) — Generous cuisine cooked over a brazier, shared at a large table in the gardens facing the ocean; available for private hire.
- The Sunday of the Sea — Every Sunday at noon, the garden becomes a gourmet experience overlooking the ocean, with seafood, flame-grilled cooking and live concerts.
- Garden Sunset Aperitif — Aperitif on the terrace and garden to watch the sunset over Yeu Island, with music.
- Ocean Fire — Summer Sunday seafood meal shared convivially.
- Gastronomic experiences at Vent Debout — Gastronomic experiences focusing on local produce are organized throughout the summer at the bistronomic restaurant Vent Debout.
- Yoga & Pilates by the Ocean — Yoga on Mondays and Fridays and Pilates on Wednesdays and Sundays in the gardens facing the ocean; free for guests, €25 for outside guests.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hammam
- Hot tub
- Pet-friendly
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